| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Halligan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dorian Freeman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Thomas Parker inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | LSU | Rob Cline hits a floater from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 19:41 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:40 | LSU | James Halligan gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:13 | LSU | Robert Ellison is called for the reach on Anthony Kennedy - foul #3 on Robert Ellison, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | LSU | Rob Cline's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Ellison | 29-30 |
| 18:50 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:24 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon loses the dribble to Thomas Parker | 29-30 |
| 18:21 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Parker | 29-32 |
| 17:52 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the paint | 29-32 |
| 17:51 | LSU | The rebound goes to Anthony Kennedy | 29-32 |
| 17:27 | LSU | Thomas Parker travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| 16:59 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 16:57 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:43 | Syracuse | James Halligan is called for the reach on Robert Ellison - foul #3 on James Halligan, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF), James Anderson (PF) Robert Ellison, Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Anthony Kennedy, James Halligan | |
| 16:23 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 29-32 |
| 16:21 | LSU | Thomas Parker snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 16:03 | LSU | James Anderson steals it from Kevin Ballance | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Brandon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Syracuse | The jumper by Kim Richardson is denied by Kevin Ballance | 29-32 |
| 15:41 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 29-32 |
| 15:18 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector makes the contested floater from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Everitt | 31-32 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Dorian Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by Dennis Brandon | 31-32 |
| 14:57 | LSU | Thomas Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Anderson - foul #3 on James Anderson, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF), David Duffield (C) Anthony Rector, Kim Richardson, James Anderson, Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG) Joshua Weyer | |
| 14:36 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:36 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:16 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 14:14 | LSU | Dorian Freeman snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 13:45 | LSU | Dorian Freeman is hacked by David Duffield - foul #2 on David Duffield, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | | |
| Subs | LSU | James Halligan (PF) Kevin Ballance | |
| 13:30 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-33 |
| 13:29 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 13:00 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 12:59 | LSU | Dorian Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 12:30 | LSU | Dorian Freeman's dunk attempt is rejected by Gerald Atkin | 31-33 |
| 12:28 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 12:08 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt is denied on a dunk by Thomas Parker | 31-33 |
| 12:06 | LSU | James Halligan snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 11:43 | LSU | James Halligan is hacked by Carl Baillie - foul #1 on Carl Baillie, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Anthony Rector (SG), James Anderson (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Daniel Everitt, Carl Baillie, Gerald Atkin, David Duffield | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Halligan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dorian Freeman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | LSU | James Halligan misses the fadeaway from the left block | 31-33 |
| 11:22 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 11:06 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Rector | 33-33 |
| 10:41 | LSU | Rob Cline misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 10:40 | LSU | James Halligan hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 10:33 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 10:31 | Syracuse | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Clark | 33-35 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Halligan - foul #4 on James Halligan, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF), Gerald Atkin (PF) Robert Ellison, James Anderson | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Anthony Kennedy, James Halligan | |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:04 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 09:40 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 09:39 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Rector and he's fouled by Kevin Ballance - foul #3 on Kevin Ballance, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG) Kerry Clark | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 09:10 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 08:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker connects on the 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 08:25 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 38-38 |
| 08:24 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon tips it home | 40-38 |
| 07:59 | LSU | Gerald Atkin steps in front of the Rob Cline pass | 40-38 |
| 07:45 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 07:42 | LSU | Daniel Everitt picks off the pass by Joshua Weyer in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 07:41 | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt hits the finger roll | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Daniel Everitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kim Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Dorian Freeman (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | LSU | Joshua Weyer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 07:27 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Dennis Brandon | 45-38 |
| 07:22 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gerald Atkin | 47-38 |
| 06:54 | LSU | Thomas Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 06:53 | Syracuse | The rebound goes to Gerald Atkin | 47-38 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dorian Freeman - foul #1 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (SG), Robert Ellison (SF), James Anderson (PF) Anthony Rector, Kim Richardson, Gerald Atkin | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG), John Dion (SF), James Halligan (PF) Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, Kevin Ballance | |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 06:32 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:19 | LSU | James Halligan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-38 |
| 06:18 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to John Dion | 48-38 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Dorian Freeman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Brandon - foul #4 on Dennis Brandon, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Syracuse | David Duffield (C) Dennis Brandon | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 06:06 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Dorian Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 05:40 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Joshua Weyer pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:25 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Everitt - foul #1 on Daniel Everitt, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:25 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 05:04 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kennedy - foul #2 on Anthony Kennedy, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Anthony Rector (SG) Carl Baillie | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF) Joshua Weyer, John Dion | |
| 04:47 | Syracuse | James Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Robert Ellison | 50-42 |
| 04:22 | LSU | James Halligan's fadeaway is rejected by James Anderson | 50-42 |
| 04:20 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 03:55 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kerry Clark (PG), Gerald Atkin (PF), Dennis Brandon (C) Daniel Everitt, James Anderson, David Duffield | |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Ballance (C) Dorian Freeman | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | LSU | Rob Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 03:41 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Syracuse | PG - Kerry Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Anthony Rector (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Ellison (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gerald Atkin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Brandon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Anthony Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rob Cline (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Parker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Halligan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark clanks a runner from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 03:22 | LSU | Kevin Ballance grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 03:15 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the fadeaway from the right side | 50-44 |
| 03:01 | Syracuse | Kerry Clark clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 02:59 | LSU | The rebound goes to Rob Cline | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | LSU | Kevin Ballance is fouled on the floor by Gerald Atkin - foul #1 on Gerald Atkin, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Kim Richardson (SF) Robert Ellison | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Steve Pennington (SG), John Dion (SF), Dorian Freeman (C) Anthony Kennedy, Rob Cline, Thomas Parker, James Halligan | |
| 02:44 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:44 | LSU | Kevin Ballance misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:44 | Syracuse | Syracuse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| 02:27 | Syracuse | Anthony Rector throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Daniel Everitt (PG), Robert Ellison (SF) Kerry Clark, Kim Richardson | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Thomas Parker (SF), James Halligan (PF) Steve Pennington, John Dion, Kevin Ballance | |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:07 | LSU | Anthony Rector picks off the pass by Thomas Parker | 50-45 |
| 01:50 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin hits a jumper in the paint set up by Daniel Everitt | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | LSU | James Halligan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 01:30 | Syracuse | Gerald Atkin grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 01:14 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the runner from the baseline set up by Gerald Atkin | 54-45 |
| 01:04 | LSU | Dorian Freeman banks in the layup | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | LSU | Joshua Weyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-47 |
| 00:34 | LSU | James Halligan gets the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Joshua Weyer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rob Cline | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon is hacked by Joshua Weyer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Weyer, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Syracuse | Carl Baillie (PG) Daniel Everitt | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Kennedy (PG) Joshua Weyer | |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie is fouled on the floor by Dorian Freeman - foul #2 on Dorian Freeman, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:25 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:19 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rob Cline | 58-53 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon is hacked by Rob Cline in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rob Cline, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:18 | Syracuse | Dennis Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Dorian Freeman gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:14 | LSU | Carl Baillie takes the ball from Anthony Kennedy | 59-53 |
| 00:11 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison lays it up and in set up by Carl Baillie | 61-53 |
| 00:06 | LSU | Anthony Kennedy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 00:05 | Syracuse | Robert Ellison pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Syracuse | Syracuse is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Syracuse | Carl Baillie runs out the clock | 61-53 |